Comments on: Autism Intervention: Early and Intense http://www.myomancy.com/2006/01/autism_interven ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:23:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vivian Halperin http://www.myomancy.com/2006/01/autism_interven/comment-page-1#comment-273 Vivian Halperin Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:32:21 +0000 http://owl.vm.bytemark.co.uk/2006/01/autism_intervenhtml/#comment-273 I am against " intensive treatment" which spans 25 or mroe hours a week. This is why. Firstly this is stressful for the children. A basic premise of healthy childhood development is that stimulation has greatest impact upon children who are calm and relaxed. Therefore this method goes what we know is most basic early healthy development. Secondly, you state that eight of the 24 children reached a normal IQ range. What kind of autism did they have? How severe was it? Thirdly if intensive treatment really works, then it should have a positive impact upon the majority of children, not one third of the children. There are ways to work with autism, but if prfessionals are to have a positive impact upon most children with autism then they should think about healthy child development first, and then apply it to children with developmental delays. I define autism as the magnification of the needs of early development. This is autism! What do you think? I am against ” intensive treatment” which spans 25 or mroe hours a week. This is why. Firstly this is stressful for the children. A basic premise of healthy childhood development is that stimulation has greatest impact upon children who are calm and relaxed. Therefore this method goes what we know is most basic early healthy development.

Secondly, you state that eight of the 24 children reached a normal IQ range. What kind of autism did they have? How severe was it?

Thirdly if intensive treatment really works, then it should have a positive impact upon the majority of children, not one third of the children.

There are ways to work with autism, but if prfessionals are to have a positive impact upon most children with autism then they should think about healthy child development first, and then apply it to children with developmental delays.

I define autism as the magnification of the needs of early development. This is autism!

What do you think?

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